Hedge-fund land is totally bored with Obama's latest attack

Earlier this week, President Obama complained about how much
hedge-fund managers make at a discussion on poverty at Georgetown
University, and advocated for a higher tax on the fees they
collect.

"The top 25 hedge fund managers made more than all the
kindergarten teachers in the country," he said. "If we can’t ask from society’s lottery
winners to just make that modest investment, then, really, this
conversation is for show."

The tax rate Obama was talking about is called carried interest.
It allows hedge funds and private-equity firms to pay only 20%
tax on the fees they make from investing, rather than 39.6%.

"The president has a point of view that's been a very winning
strategy for him," said Anthony Scaramucci, CEO
of $13 billion investment firm SkyBridge Capital.
"It's rocks, eggs and tomatoes."

Scaramucci thinks the President is trying to divide the country.

"When you're the president you're the president for everyone ...
Having said that, it's won him two elections."

If Scaramucci is concerned (he didn't sound it,
actually) he might be the only one. The rest of
hedge-fund land is more concerned about Hamptons season.